Review Topics for 1st Midterm

Basically, you want to review the textbook, chapters 1-3, omitting all optional sections (marked with a star in the text) unless I indicate otherwise, below.

Optional sections to review:

• "More Assignment Statements", pg. 19 ( x+=5, etc.)
• Parentheses and Precedence Rules, pg. 24.

Sections you should review, especially:

• Round-off errors, pg. 27
• Type casting, pg 29
• String processing, pg. 43
• Nested statements, pg. 98
• Pitfall: Using = in place of ==, pg. 108
• Lexicographic vs. alphabetical order, pg. 110
• Short-circuited evaluation, 118
• Nested loops, 139
• Debugging techniques, 145-149

The self-test exercises scattered throughout the text are great for studying. Note that the answers to these are at the end of chapter.